LOGIN~Celina~The next morning, I woke up to find Derek standing in front of the cave entrance, his posture alert. I sat up suddenly, my vision clouding for a moment at the sudden movement. “Careful,” Derek said, staring at me. “Are you alright?” he asked, and I nodded.“I am sorry. I thought I would sleep for a couple of hours and change shifts with you later. I didn’t think I would sleep through the night,” I apologised, looking at him guiltily. I can’t believe I slept the entire night, leaving the Alpha King to guard me the whole time!“I don’t remember telling you that I need you to cover half the shift. Did I?”“You didn’t. But that is how it works when two people travel together, right? One guards while the other sleeps, and they take shifts. Not like what I did. I slept the entire time, and you couldn’t sleep the entire night. How is it fair?”“What about it is unfair?” Derek asked, and I stared at him in surprise. Huh?Derek stepped closer to me, looking too fresh for someone who
~Celina~Seeing the eerie red eyes staring at me, I opened my eyes to yell out in alarm, but no sound came out of my mouth. As I stared at the monster with wide eyes, Derek casually stood up from his spot.As he sauntered towards the beast, my heart clenched inside me, and I raised my hand as if to stop him. Ignoring my raised hand, Derek stood in front of the cave mouth, directly facing off the red eyed monster. Expecting the beast to lunge at Derek, I snapped out of my stupor. With determination, a newfound courage washed over me, and I rushed to stand right in front of Derek in a protective stance. I may not have my warrior powers back yet, but it will be a cold day in hell before I would let the Alpha king come to harm for my sake. He had embarked on this journey to help me, and it was my duty to face any harm that may befall our way. “What do you think you are doing?” Derek asked calmly, but there was something strange in his tone that made me pause. Risking a moment to take my
~Celina~The moment I crossed the invisible barrier, I could feel the change in the atmosphere. Until now, the surrounding forest was filled with the chirping of birds, while there was no sense of any danger. The predators, sensing the danger from the werewolves, have been keeping away from us, and we had no trouble continuing our journey until now. But the moment we entered the Enchanted Forest, it was as if a switch was flipped. The silence surrounding us was so eerie that I had the sudden urge to make a sound just to break it. But I bit my lip, ignoring the urge. It would be foolish to draw attention to ourselves when I could already feel the sensation of being watched. Slowly, I turned back and, just as I suspected, I couldn’t see the men who had come with us anymore. It was as if we had stepped into another realm altogether, separate from the real world.Gulping, my hand flew to clutch Derek’s even before I made a conscious decision to do it.Derek, who was standing there silent
~Celina~Two days later, Derek and I were ready to leave for the Yuhan mountain. Fiona and James walked with us as we walked to the car. Since the Alpha King was accompanying me on this journey, it was being kept relatively secret. Only those closest to the palace had the actual information about his whereabouts. For the rest, the Alpha King was supposedly visiting some pack with his convoy.As we stood in front of the car, Fiona pouted at me.“Man, I wish I could come with you guys! But my cruel boss just had to dumb his workload on me while he gets to go on vacation. Life is not fair!”I stared at her speechlessly. Only you, Fiona!“We are going to the Yuhan Mountains, and we have to pass through the Enchanted Forest where a powerful witch had set all sorts of traps to torture folks. And you think we are going on a vacation?” I asked helplessly, and she shrugged.“Enchanted forest, powerful witch, journey to meet a reclusive Elder. It all sounds fun to me.”Seriously?“Oh well. You
~Logan~It has been a few days since the night we tried to summon Celina using black magic, and I still couldn’t believe that Celina actually rejected me. At first, when the pain hit, and I blacked out, rather than accepting that she rejected me, my first thought was that maybe it meant my mate was dead. In fact, it would have been better if she were dead rather than her having the nerve to reject me. But when my spies confirmed that Celina was alive in the Royal pack, I finally had to accept the harsh truth. The aching void left in my soul where my mate bond with Celina didn’t give me another option. The girl who once acted as if the world revolved around me actually dared to reject me!It was all because of that damned Derek. If he hadn’t coaxed her, she would have never left me, let alone thought of rejecting me. Remembering all she had done to get even a word of praise from me for the last three years, I let out a growl. If not for that bastard’s meddling, how could the woman who
~Celina~I had suspected that even Derek wouldn’t be able to help me much to get Mia back, but when that turned true, I was still disappointed somehow. And my hopes of getting Amanda’s help too were dashed. But when Derek told me that he knew an Elder who could help, I was intrigued.“Elder Alexander was my grandfather’s closest friend, and closer to him in power. But he never craved power and chose to support my grandfather from behind the scenes. Once my father took the reign, he started travelling the world. Later, he settled in the Yuhan Mountains,” Derek explained, and I stared at him curiously. Sounds like my Grandpa Mike, just an even more powerful version. “He isn’t interested in worldly matters anymore and never interferes in politics, even though a single word from him has the power to turn things around. But it has been years since he came down from the mountain. I think the last time I saw him was during my coronation.”I nodded at him before biting my lip.“Do you think
I could see Logan trying to fight for dominance, his face contorting with his efforts. But I knew he was fighting a losing battle when the veins on his hands bulged as he clenched his fists. His entire body stiffened with the strain as he bit his lip, his nostrils flaring as he panted hard. His bod
~Logan~“I asked for coffee, not sugar syrup, damn it! What the hell is this?” I snarled, throwing the mug at the maid. As the porcelain mug shattered and the hot coffee splashed on her along with the shards of the broken mug, the maid cried out in pain. But I was just too pissed off to care about
~Celina~As the cheers grew louder, Derek stalked towards the centre of the fighting ring, like a predator on the prowl. Once he reached the middle, he stopped, his body still as his icy gaze scanned the arena. I gulped as my gaze trailed down his shirtless torso for the first time. His bare chest
~Derek~While trying to sense Luna Celina’s wolf, I felt a strange pull to her wolf before she hid back into the depths of Celina’s soul once again. Before I knew it, I was leaning towards Celina as if I had lost control of my body. So, I was almost grateful to Fiona when she barged into the room,







